max-height
CSS max-height Property
The max-height property is used to set the maximum height of an element. This property prevents the height property’s value from becoming larger than the value specified for max-height.
The max-height property overrides the height property, and min-height property overrides the max-height property.
| 类目 | 类目 |
|---|---|
| Initial Value | none |
| Applies to | All elements, but non-replaced inline elements, table columns, and column groups. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Animatable | Yes. Height is animatable. |
| Version | CSS2 |
| DOM Syntax | object.style.maxHeight = “50px”; |
Syntax
Syntax
max-height: none | length | initial | inherit;
Example of the max-height property:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p {
max-height: 50px;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #666;
padding: 5px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Max-height property example</h2>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.</p>
</body>
</html>
Example of the max-height property defined as “cm”:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
.example1 {
max-height: 2cm;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #666;
width: 300px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Max-height property example</h2>
<h3>Max-height: none;</h3>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.</p>
<h3>Max-height: 2cm;</h3>
<p class="example1">Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.</p>
</body>
</html>
Values
Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| none | It is the default value of this property. | Play it » |
| length | Defines maximum height in px, pt, cm, etc. Default value is 0. | Play it » |
| % | Sets the maximum height in % of containing element. | |
| initial | Makes the property use its default value. | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits the property from its parents element. |